So what games are going to use oculus on Xbox? Not the same ones available on steam that's for sure. Look at how they are treating their new platform. Only Microsoft based games. You think for VR on their xbox they have games in the works made by their internal studios, to run oculus?
You think the guys over on oculus are going to make games for xbox platform when it seems having games on steam, and on the xbox-PC platform is something Microsoft is not entertaining.
As of now none. But from the pieces of the puzzle Ms has given us I think we can start putting them together.
- Ms has already announced a partnership with Oculus, even for xbone. And they said that the uwp already support Oculus natively, as it does with HoloLens.
- Ms has said before that this partnership allows them to not have to develop a VR headset.
- They are bringing said platform to xbox.
- On the keynote Phil specifically addressed the issue on how having a fixed hardware on the entire generation means you have to compromise on accessories. Like they did with kinect on 360 and kinda how sony is doing with PSVR which started on an equal level to PC helmets, but now is at least an iteration behind. And how decoupling the software from the hardware allows them to release accessories with no compromise.
As for 3rd party support, they are releasing their own games now, but that's not their goal. In fact in a few more weeks they will be having keynotes at GDC, and if you look at their schedule their talks are pratically all about getting 3rd party support on the universal store and supporting windows and xbox with cross buy and cross play.
I doubt they would be testing waters and public reception so soon if they weren't planning to introduce something by the end of this year. They would have stayed shut.
In the keynote he actually said something along the lines that we will see hardware inovation from Ms this year, the way he talks is pratically confirming it.
That's actually a nice change of direction. Ms before would keep everything under wraps, now it seems they are talking to us as the decisions are being made. Phil has been very open about this regard. He's been talking at least for an year about Ms ultimate gaming goals. And even though we have to see how serious they are taking this route it feels like it won't be a surprise announcement, just a confirmation of said plans.